I do not remember any questions in my childhood other than questions about death and about loss, and it was clear that the books that filled the house were not as interesting as the conversations outside. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
I’m interested in the history of the soul: the everyday life of the soul, the things that the big picture of history usually omits – or disdains. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
I collect the everyday life of feelings, thoughts, and words. I collect the life of my time. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
From the point of view of art, the butcher and the victim are equal as people. You need to see the people. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
Every one of his characters has their own idea, their own thing they want to express. Dostoevsky just lets them do it. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
My father was an important person, the director of the school. He could talk to anybody – simple or educated. He liked chess, fishing, and beautiful women. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
We, people of socialism, are not like others. We have our peculiar ideas about heroes and martyrs. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
Belarus is a closed, authoritarian system, and the theme of Chernobyl is also a closed topic. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
Putin is not a politician. Putin is a KGB agent. And whatever he does is provocations, which KGB is usually involved in. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
